Sentence examples for could not contend from inspiring English sources

He told ESPN in June that if the Hornets could not contend with the elite teams, "then I'm open to being traded".

The simulations revealed that the local groundwater storage on the plains could not contend with high-intensity exploitation for long if the exploitation process continues at the current rate.

The course at Bethpage required power to contend, and many players believed they could not contend before they struck a shot.

At 8, the premiere of Fox's " 'Til Death" (8.8 million), the new comedy with Brad Garrett, could not contend with NBC's pregame show.

If Pakistan conducted the air raids, they said, the militants could not contend that the battle against them was "America's war".

Sean Morrison's late smothering of Florin Andone's attempt summed up the commitment of their rearguard, and they had a cutting edge on the counterattack with which Brighton could not contend.

With a strong starting rotation, a strong bullpen and some core players in our lineup, there was no reason we couldn't contend this year".

I really couldn't contend with the 2.5-inch needle that needs to go into my thigh muscle.

They simply couldn't contend with the size of Kansas, which had a 43-19 rebounding advantage that translated into a 54-20 edge on points in the paint.

According to Sarah Blyth, the original sign's inherent cheeriness would not have made up for its shoddy construction and couldn't contend with the city's constant rain.

But Conan O'Brien's team just couldn't contend with Baldwin's impersonation, which he's honed to great effect (and Trump's dismay) on "Saturday Night Live". .